HYPERVOLAEMIC HAEMODILUTION IN AN ANAEMIC JEHOVAH'S WITNESS

HYPERVOLAEMIC HAEMODILUTION IN AN ANAEMIC JEHOVAH'S WITNESS

SUMMARY We report the effects of acute hypervolaemic haemodilution, induced before operation, on haemodynamics and systemic oxygenation. Major surgery in an anaemic Jehovah's Witness patient was facilitated with this technique. Some hours after operation, a perioperative decrease in haemoglobin...

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Veröffentlicht in:BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia 1990, Vol.64 (5), p.646-648
Hauptverfasser: TROUWBORST, A., HAGENOUW, R. R. P. M., JEEKEL, J., ONG, G. L.
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Blood: hypervolaemic haemodilution
Surgery: Jehovah's Witness
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Zusammenfassung:SUMMARY We report the effects of acute hypervolaemic haemodilution, induced before operation, on haemodynamics and systemic oxygenation. Major surgery in an anaemic Jehovah's Witness patient was facilitated with this technique. Some hours after operation, a perioperative decrease in haemoglobin concentration of < 5% was observed, in spite of a blood loss of nearly 50% of the calculated blood volume.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/64.5.646